Tag Archives: Vancouver Island

Gonzales Observatory

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Katherine

Gonzales Observatory – atop Gonzales Hill, Victoria

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Browns River bridge and trail

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Katherine

The Forbidden Plateau Road bridge over the Browns River.   The Forbidden Plateau Road bridge over the Browns River is really nothing special by itself – the bridge is situated where a trail leads to Browns River Falls and that’s … Continue reading →

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Parksville – an old house

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

This rather dejected house is just off Highway 19 at the north side of Parksville. It was once a nice house, and likely could be again, although it is more likely to be bulldozed for new development.  

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Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Katherine

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch No. 4  was built in 1925 for Bloedel, Stewart, & Welch Limited, the forest company that would become MacMillan-Bloedel Ltd. The locomotive is a 2-8-2T “Mikado” sidetank locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925 … Continue reading →

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BC Ferries – Queen of Burnaby

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

The Queen of Burnaby crossing Georgia Strait en route from Powell River  to Little River

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Strathcona Flowers

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Katherine

Flowers at Strathcona Provincial Park [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258471530943232.1073742013.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″] images also in a standalone album…

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Victoria – a trio of cruise ships

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Katherine

Vancouver Island images: Three cruise ships at the Ogden Point cruise ship terminal – viewed from Dallas Road

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Bloedel Stewart & Welch No. 1

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Katherine

Bloedel, Stewart & Welch was formed in 1911 by US lumberman Julius Bloedel and railway contractors John Stewart and Patrick Welch. BS&W’s first logging operation was at Myrtle Point, near Powell River, for which the Shay was purchased new from … Continue reading →

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Cops For Cancer – Mount Washington

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Katherine

Vancouver Island Cops For Cancer team at Mount Washington after beating the Strathcona Parkway. The road rises almost 5000 feet over 18 kilometres from Highway 19 – that’s an impressive ride for anyone.

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Duncan Bay Main Line

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Katherine

I took a little drive along Duncan Bay Main Line – a logging road that is paved and goes through some beautiful areas. It also crosses over the new Island Highway, aka the Inland Island or Highway 19. Above, the … Continue reading →

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